The roadways connecting Mahajanga’s many districts to Antananarivo, the country of Madagascar’s capital, have also been inundated. More than 15,000 people have been affected by Cyclone Cheneso, which is still affecting the island.
“I left my house because it was destroyed by the strong winds of the cyclone. The house tilted, so I ran away. My house was totally destroyed,” said flood victim Bonne Fehy.
“All our things got wet, but we had put them up high. I am disabled, so some young people took me, and that’s how I escaped. They carried me in a tricycle,” said Perline Razanamalala, another flood victim.
The National Office of Risk and Disaster Management has also noted multiple landslides in addition to the flooding.
Director of the Boeny region for the Ministry of Population and Social Affairs, Olga Rasoanirina, stated “Since Sunday’s severe storms, we have been housing individuals. We have put up shelters for the victims at this location, which is a nearby public elementary school, and we have also provided meals.”
The most recent official death toll stands at 4, with 14 still missing and more than 8,000 people affected.
